Reel



Patented Oct. 7, 1924.

WILLIAM H. SOMMER, 03 ZPEORIA, ILLINOIS{ ASSIGN'OR T KEYS'IONE STEEL& Wund GOMPANY, OF BARTONVILLE, ILLI1\TQIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS REEL.

Application filed June 28, 1922. Serial N0. 571,557.

T0 all whom z't may concm Be it known that I, WILLIAM SOMMER, a citizen 0'f the United Staates, a resident of Peoria, in the county '0f Peoriaund State of I11inois, have invented new und nseful Improvements in Reels, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference t0 ree1s and relates particularly to that type of ree1 on which is wound barb-wire, altho it is usefu1 for holdingplain wire, or like 1naterial.

The invention has for its prineipal object to construct a reel of the character referred to entirely 0f wire, anc1 including und members and tie-rods. Such a reel being light and inexpensive 110 make, and yeii suificiently 'strong 130 serve the purposes intended.

'Ihe invention has for a further object 130 provide a reel the end members of which each comprise elongated looped members laid transversely across eaeh other 130 provide arme for the connection of suitable sie-rode; seiid members where they intersect being preferably unitedby la.pwelding the same together; seid tie-rods being formed with loops at their opposite ende for connection with the arme of the end me1nbers by being slipped 0ver the ends 0f seid arme.

A further object of the invention is 130 the loops to prevent the opening up of seid loops. That the invention may be more fully understood reference is had 130 ehe aceompanying drawings forming a part 0f the description, illustrating a preferrecl embodiment 0f the invention in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view 0f a real embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a view of one end 0f the reel showing the manner of welding transversely disposed looped members t0 euch other, and Fig. 3 is a vievv illustrating one of the tie-rods.

Like characters 013 reference denote 001- responding parts thruout the figures.

The ree1 includes when assembled end membef 1 1 eich forirned with a plnrality of radially disposed arrns 2, the respectiye arms of which are connected by the spcing tierods 3. The, wire from whichthe respective encl mem[bers a're nmde and the wire used f01' forming the tie-rods may be 0f any gauge suitable to give suificie'nt strength t0 the structure f0r such Purposes as the reel may be intended for -use, and the diam'ete1" anal lengthof the real =Wi11 of=course be determined by the size 0f the end members l and the length of the tie-r'ods 3.

In the preferred. form 'each endmember l is made from two preferably elongated looped. members Which are placed at right angles across each other, as shown in Fig. .2, so that each end member is formed with the plu'raflity of.arms 2 to Which are connected the tie-rods 3. F01 convenience each elongated looped membei in an end member is 'designated. 4 and comprise a Wire bent into the form of an elongated 100p es shown,

With the meeting ende of the wire ove;r-lap ping for a Short distance' as showri at 5. Said elongated looped members et poi'nts suitably removedflom thei1 opposite e1'1ds atre formed. with shoulders 6 producing the reduced. end portions Constituting the arme 2 0Ver which are slipped the looped ende 0f the tie-rods to be described, seid looped ende of the tie-rods' e'ngaging 'the shoulders: 6 and the resiliency of themetal of the arme acting-to prevent the outward movement of the tie-rods.

In the construction of an end 11r'1ember l a pair of elongated looped members comprising the wires 4 are 1aid cross-wise of each einher as shown in Fig. 2 so as 130 produ0e a symmetrioal figure substantially star-shaped am]. where the wires: of respeecive looped members cross each other they are lap-welded es indicated, not only producing in eifect a unified strueture but strengthening the frame work thele0f. The cross-wise arurangement of the elongated. looped members, of the end me'mbers l. produce theaxially dispo sed openings 7 Which provide a j ourna1 bearing f0r the insertion of a, spindle, not shown, whieh may serve t0 support the ree1 when winding and unwinding -the bafb-wvire, plain-wire 01 other material.

Referring to the tie-wires 3 each a1e formecl at their opposite ends with. loops er eyes 8. Such 10-0ps1 01 eyes are f0rmed by bending the ends of the tie-wires at right angles und in the same plane und Ehen inturning 01" bending back the ends 0f' said loops 01 eyes, so as 130 cross the main body 015 the tierods as shown in Fig. 8. In the assembling 0f the real and t0 connect the respectiv-e ar1ns 2 0f the opposite end 1nembe rs 1 the loops: 8 are slipped down over the arms 2 130 the point 0if engagemen't with the shoulders 6 thereof, as previously explained. The intuxnedportions of the loops 01 eyes Will lie next adjacent t0 the wlre which may be wound on the reel, und such wire When brought into engagement with the inturned ends of the 100ps 01 eyes Will act as a- Ing 130 prevent the opening up of such inturnecl ends 0if said tierods.

I Iay 110 dann t0 ehe knocked-down feuture disclosed in Ehe cons:truction of the real, but it is obvious that reels constructed in the mannen in which I have disclosed may be convenien'tly handled in fac.tories where barb-wire is manufactured, s1s each IBBI may be 1eft in knockecI-down form until is desired to use the same When an a1:- tendant may very quickly ussexnble u pair 0f end members by the conneotion 0'I' tierods thereto in manner described and shown. It must also be obvious when 1ee1s 01'. wire am shipped t0 remote points and the wire unwound therefrom, the reels could be quickly disassemblecl 01 knocked-down und reshipped t0 the point of manufasture ab avery small expense.

I am awar=e that it is n0t new in the zut to construct a reel 0f the character herein referred t0 entirely 0f wire, but I am not aware 019 a real embodying the nove1 features of co=nstruction contained in the end members showvn und provided with journal bea1ings t0 receive aspindle 01 like member, such end mem-b'ers being connected by tie-rods formed as shown.

A wire real including pairs of transversely related end members lap welded to euch other, each member formed from a- Wire bent into an elongafued 100p with their meeting ends over-Iapping and intersecting a section 0f the other member and lap walded thereto und with rndu-ced terminal ends providing shoulders, und rods connecting opposite terminal ends 0f corresponding end members by loops encirclingj said terminal ends at; their shonldered portions.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed n1y hand th'1s 17th day 0f June 19252.

WILLIAM H. SOMMER. 

